Southwest Airlines Offers Bonus Rapid Rewards® Points on Select AirTran International Flights

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that Members of the airline's frequent flyer program, Rapid Rewards, can earn bonus points when booking select international flights on AirTran Airways, the airline's wholly owned subsidiary.

Southwest launched a promotion today that will reward Rapid Rewards Members 5,000 bonus points for each qualifying roundtrip flight or 2,500 bonus points for each qualifying one-way flight.  Rapid Rewards Members must be a member of the AirTran A+ Rewards Program and register for the promotion at http://www.southwest.com/rrairtran5000points between April 9 and Aug. 31, 2012. Qualifying flights will need to be booked between April 9 and Aug. 31, 2012, for travel between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2012 (qualifying routes and service start dates listed below.) 

The Rapid Rewards Bonus Points will be deposited into Members' accounts six to eight weeks after the promotion has ended on Aug. 31, 2012.  Members also will receive the standard A+ Rewards flight credit earned through AirTran A+ Rewards program.  Customers wanting to enroll in Rapid Rewards may click here, and Customers wanting to enroll in A+ Rewards may click here.

Qualifying AirTran Routes:
Aruba (AUA) Nonstop to/from	Bermuda (BDA) Nonstop to/from	Cancun (CUN) Nonstop to/from
Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington(BWI) Orlando (MCO)	Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI)	Atlanta (ATL) Austin (AUS) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Denver (DEN) Milwaukee (MKE) San Antonio (SAT)
Los Cabos (SJD) Nonstop to/from	Mexico City** (MEX) Nonstop to/from	Montego Bay (MBJ) Nonstop to/from
Orange County (SNA)	Orange County (SNA) San Antonio (SAT)	Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Orlando (MCO)
Nassau (NAS) Nonstop to/from	Punta Cana (PUJ) Nonstop to/from	San Juan (SJU) Nonstop to/from
Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI)	Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI)	Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL) Orlando (MCO) Tampa Bay (TPA)
**Pending foreign government approval

AirTran Service Start Dates:
Route	Start Date
Denver to Cancun	April 16, 2012
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood to San Juan	May 24, 2012
San Antonio to Cancun	May 24, 2012
San Antonio to Mexico City**	May 24, 2012
Austin to Cancun	May 25, 2012
Orange County to Mexico City**	June 3, 2012
Orange County to Cabo San Lucas	June 3, 2012
**Pending foreign government approval

Southwest Airlines Launches Service from Georgia

The People of Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has delivered an early Valentine's gift to travelers who have long-awaited the Atlanta arrival of the carrier's legendary low fares and positively outrageous Customer Service.  Continuing the 40-year mission to serve in its communities, Southwest also announced the launch of LUV Grants for Good, making available $150,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations from across the State of Georgia.


Employees of Southwest Airlines celebrated the milestone in a LUV-themed ceremony featuring congratulations from Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Aviation General Manager Louis Miller, and a cadre of excited Southwest Customers and airport employees.

Following on months of community service performed around Greater Atlanta even prior to the August 2011 announcement of Southwest service, Kelly also announced the launch of an online essay and video contest to award $150,000 in LUV Grants for Good across the State.  The contest is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofits which meet guidelines and rules, available at southwest.com/luvgrants .  

The public will have an opportunity to vote and select the winning six organizations from a pool of finalists that produce videos on how they would use money to show love to the communities they serve.  Those finalists will have been selected from essays submitted online and judged by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and Southwest Airlines.

In accepting the gift on behalf of all Georgians, Governor Deal said, "Southwest Airlines has established itself as a first-rate corporate citizen in our State by creating LUV Grants for Good to celebrate their arrival in our community. This program will benefit the people of Georgia, who welcome Southwest, their good works, and the wonderful opportunities they bring to our great State."

Today's initial schedule of 15 flights to five nonstop destinations, with additional same-plane and connecting service to 48 destinations across the country, is just the beginning of a beautiful partnership between the world's busiest airport and the largest airline in the nation, as measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation in terms of originating passengers boarded.  Daily nonstop service between Atlanta and Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Denver, and Houston (Hobby), will grow next month with the addition of nonstop service to and from both Las Vegas and Phoenix starting March 10.  Southwest also will add nonstop service beginning June 10 between Atlanta and Los Angeles and will offer additional nonstop service connecting Atlanta to Louisville, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, and Seattle starting August 12.  All flights are available for sale now at southwest.com .

Southwest's arrival also brings Cargo Customers expedited air cargo service between Atlanta and more than 90 destinations across the map. From a brand new facility constructed at the Atlanta airport, Southwest Employees now offer award-winning Customer Service with complimentary Road Feeder Service and interline destinations.

With the addition of Atlanta, Southwest Airlines adds Georgia, as its 38th State, to a route map of service now totaling 73 U.S. airports.  As of today, AirTran serves 52 cities nonstop from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including near-international routes to Mexico and the Caribbean.